Santa Clara County sheriffs’ deputies arrest Gilroy man for suspected 7th DUI
A Gilroy man who has been convicted for driving under the influence at least half a dozen times has been arrested for a 7th suspected DUI, deputies said.
California’s Minimum Wage Hike Cost 18,000 Fast-Food Jobs as Employment Ticked Up in Other...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1228 into law in September 2023, which established a Fast Food Council within California's Department of Industrial Relations and increased the minimum wage for 500,000 fast food workers from $16.00 per hour to $20 per hour on April 1, 2024. Newsom celebrated his...
Why the Bay Area Is Suddenly Crawling With Cats — and What Rescuers Want...
I live with a man who smokes two packs of Camel Filters a day. He smokes like it’s the 1950s. He smokes like no one’s ever mentioned it’s bad for him. And I have noticed one particularly life-impacting side effect to all of this tobacco consumption — one I’d never considered before.
Grenell: ‘Gavin Newsom Lied’ About Palisades Fire Land Grab
Former U.S. Special Envoy Ric Grenell blasted California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, accusing him of misleading the public about the state’s true intentions behind post-wildfire redevelopment plans in Los Angeles. Grenell’s remarks came amid rising anger from local residents over Newsom’s decision to fund...
‘There is no sanctuary anywhere:’ Border Patrol raids come to California’s capital
The Border Patrol began conducting operations in Sacramento on Thursday, as two federal court rulings have ordered them to stop warrantless raids.
Three die in separate San Jose traffic collisions
(KRON) — Multiple fatal crashes have unfolded in San Jose this July, including two involving hit-and-run drivers, according to police. On July 10 around 11 p.m., a hit-and-run driver caused a chain reaction collision at a red light on Quimby Road at Rigoletto Drive, San Jose Police Department spokesperson Stacie Shih...
Bay Area residents are grappling with overflowing trash as strike continues
A sanitation worker strike stopped trash pickup in many Bay Area cities last week.
San Jose to cite and tow vehicles with expired tags
San Jose plans to clamp down on vehicles with expired tags, which will affect thousands of homeless residents across the city. Starting Aug. 17, vehicles with a registration more than six months out of date may be immediately towed without warning. This crackdown on expired registration will hit homeless people...
Governor Newsom reverses parole for convicted murderer of 17-year-old Amanda Zubia
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Governor Gavin Newsom has reversed the California Parole Board's decision to release one of the people convicted of the brutal murder of 17-year-old Amanda Zubia. Gov. Newsom announced his decision to reverse the parole on July 16, 2025, three days before the 21st anniversary of...
Undocumented DUI driver who killed 2 teens turned over to feds
A 43-year-old man who prosecutors say was twice deported when he killed two teens in a DUI crash in Orange County was released from state prison and turned over to federal custody Thursday, the Department of Justice said. In November 2021, police say Oscar Eduardo Ortega Anguiano, a convicted felon...